I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s.
Truman CapoteRead
Before birth; yes, what time was it then? A time like now, and when they were dead, it would be still like now: these trees, that sky, this earth, those acorn seeds, sun and wind, all the same, while they, with dust-turned hearts, change only.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the constant nature of the world versus the transient nature of human life.
Truman Capote's quote emphasizes the idea that while the natural world remains unchanged, human beings experience life through cycles of birth, existence, and death. It suggests that despite the inevitability of change in our lives, the fundamental elements of nature—trees, sky, earth—persist unchanged through time, pointing to a philosophical contemplation of existence and the human condition.
In practice
This quote could be used in a philosophical discussion about the nature of life.
I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany´s.
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